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NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2018
$10,000 Opportunity for Writers. Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project. This annual Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer to work on a project that shows a high level of literary merit and […]
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Hamilton Book Month – August 2018
Hamilton Book Month – August 2018 Celebrating NZ authors and their writing, with 20 fiction and nonfiction events covering different genres. Readers from the Waikato and beyond are invited to meet authors and illustrators, listen to them discuss their work, and ask questions. With activities and events for all ages, all month, this is a local celebration you won’t want […]
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Timeless Wisdom International Writing Challenge
Entries are now open for the 2018 Timeless Wisdom International Writing Challenge. This competition brings together writers aged 60 and over from around the world, with a focus on non-fiction short stories which share some of the wisdom that can only be acquired through age. Selected entries will be collated into up to four books according […]
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CLNZ $25,000 Writers’ Award 2018 – deadline
CLNZ $25,000 Writers’ Award 2018 – applications are open. It’s time to unleash the book in you. New Zealand non-fiction writers, including those who write for an education audience, are invited to apply for a grant of $25,000 from Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ). The CLNZ Writers’ Award is offered to writers of any genre […]
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TO THE MOUNTAINS: BOOK EVENT IN NELSON
TO THE MOUNTAINS: BOOK EVENT IN NELSON To the Mountains is a collection of New Zealand alpine writing, selected by Laurence Fearnley and Paul Hersey. Come and hear Paul Hersey in conversation with Top of the South branch member Naomi Arnold on Monday 6 August, 5 – 6.30 pm at Kush Coffee, 5 Church Street, […]
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TAKAH? POETRY COMPETITION 2018 – deadline
ROLL UP! TAKAH? POETRY COMPETITION 2018 Entries are now open for the takah? Poetry Competition 2018. This year’s judge is outgoing poetry editor and current Randell Cottage Writer in Residence, poet, novelist, and short story writer, James Norcliffe. As begins his glittering poem, trapeze: the thrill is in the possibility… All poems entered are considered for publication, […]
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Matariki Starlight Jazz Concert
Matariki Starlight Jazz Concert’ takes to the stage at 7.30pm on Saturday 21st July at Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell. This fundraising event blends both Pakeha and M?ori artists together in an exciting programme of music sung in Te Reo M?ori and English. All performers and musicians featured in the concert have donated […]
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AUTHOR TALK IN NELSON
Sheila Kennard will be talking about her book Sky Full of Stars: Penpals across a Century on Sunday 15 July, 2 pm, at Nelson’s Elma Turner Library. Sky Full of Stars was the culmination of a promise Sheila made to her granddaughter to create a book using the letters written home from the WW1 trenches […]
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Creative Connections Residency 2019 – deadline
Now open: Creative Connections Residency 2019 By Chloe – On June 20, 2018 – In News With Comments Off on Now open: Creative Connections Residency 2019 We are thrilled to announce we are now receiving applications for the Caselberg Trust Creative Connections Residency for 2019. Please download and read the information provided in the links below and send your […]
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BATH CHILDREN’S NOVEL AWARD – deadline
BATH CHILDREN’S NOVEL AWARD The Bath Children’s Novel Award is an annual international prize for emerging novelists 2018 prize: £2,500 2018 judge: Hilary Delamere of The Agency will pick the winning novel from a shortlist chosen by a team of Junior Judges readers aged from 7 to 17 years Shortlist: introductions to literary agents and manuscript feedback Longlist: the […]
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Secrets of a Best-Selling Author
Richard Webster has sold around 15 million copies of more than 170 books he has written. Key to his success is finding out what interests people, researching those subjects, then writing entertaining and informative books about them. He will share some of his secrets on how he disciplines himself to produce four books a year […]
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Romance Writers Conference 2018
Below are the bio’s of the 2018 main speakers: Damon Suede Damon Suede grew up out-n-proud deep in the anus of right-wing America, and escaped as soon as it was legal. Though new to romance fiction, Damon has been writing for print, stage, and screen for two decades. He is currently on the board of […]
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